''On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts'' (French: ''De l'assassinat considéré comme un des beaux-arts'') is a 1964 French film directed by
Maurice Boutel Maurice Boutel (30 July 1923, at Maghnia in Algeria - 5 January 2003 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) was a French film director, screenwriter and dialoguist.
Filmography
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* 1951 : '' The Case of Doctor Galloy '' (under his real nam ...
. It was not cinematically released.
[Rège p.137] It takes its name from
Thomas De Quincey
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's essay ''
On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts
"On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts" is an essay by Thomas De Quincey first published in 1827 in ''Blackwood's Magazine''. The essay is a fictional, satirical account of an address made to a gentleman's club concerning the aesthetic appr ...
''.
Cast
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Béatrice Altariba
Béatrice Altariba (born 18 June 1939) is a French actress who was active between 1956 and 1969.
Biography
Born in Marseille, she is the niece of symbolist poet Paul Fort.''Le Film Complet'', n° 591, 15 November 1956.''Elle - Spécial cinéma'' ...
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Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson (23 October 1904, in Marseille – 30 November 1983, in Jouarre
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Jouarre Abbey
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Zisca Baum
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Rod Calvert
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Léonce Corne
Léonce Charles Corne (18 March 1894 – 31 December 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1974.
Selected filmography
* ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931)
* ''Luck'' (1931)
* ''The Premature Father'' (1933)
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Bernard Dhéran
Bernard Yves Raoul Dhéran (17 June 1926 – 27 January 2013) was a French actor, who was active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over six decades. Dhéran was well remembered in French cinema's as the French dub of David Niv ...
as Président des rédempteurs de l'assassinat
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Robert Favart
Marc Robert Favart (9 February 1911 – 26 July 2003) was a French actor, married to Jenny Carré, daughter of Albert Carré.
Filmography Cinema
* 1938: ' (by Jean de Limur)
* 1939: ''Angelica'' or ''La rose de sang'' (by Jean Choux)
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Grégoire Gromoff
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Jean Horwath
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Jacqueline Huet
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People
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...
as Lady Manton
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Charles Moulin
Charles Moulin (1909-1992) was a French film and television actor. Paietta p.68-69
Selected filmography
* '' Aloha, le chant des îles'' (1937)
* ''The Baker's Wife'' (1938)
* ''Fort Dolorès'' (1939)
* '' L'Arlésienne'' (1942)
* '' Le soleil ...
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Virginia Rodin
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Anthony Stuart as Président des gentlemen amateurs
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Howard Vernon
References
Bibliography
* Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1964 films
French drama films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by Maurice Boutel
1960s French films
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